I'm buying 1997 Astro 1850 X I do not know nothing about Astro are they any good
by Matt rose on 03 Jul, 2016 16:38
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Reply #1
by bullet20dc on 03 Jul, 2016 18:06
check the transom closely they crack at the corners Take a rubber mallet with u and tap the transome and listen for hollow sounds astro had a history of bad transoms I trashed 2 so far in 3 years that i took as part pmt Its against the law here in NY to sell knowingly a boat with a defective transom so I ended up squashing the hulls and scrappin em
What I think I have heard which may not be 100% correct so take it with a grain of salt, is Astro and Procraft were sister boat companies made in same plant in TN, later bought out by Tracker Marine and just went away in favor of the Nitro brand. I think that one may be pre Tracker.
I always have considered them cheaper built boats, but that is just from observations. I have only ridden in a couple. So just like bullet stated, check it very well.
Reply #5
by Matt rose on 09 Aug, 2016 23:01
The Transome is in good shape
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Reply #6
by bullet20dc on 10 Aug, 2016 05:57
great Best of luck with it, now go get some fish stank on that carpet